SACRAMENTO >> The expletives spilled out of Luke Walton’s mouth as he charged to center court. As much as he has exuded calmness and patience with his young players, the Lakers’ coach has often shown a much different side of his personality to officials.

Walton earned his first ejection as Lakers head coach in what marked the precursor of an emotionally charged game that ended with five technical fouls and plenty of frustration. The Lakers suffered a 116-92 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Monday at Golden 1 Center in what marked the team’s seventh consecutive loss.

If they lose to Brooklyn on Wednesday, the Lakers (10-17) will match last year’s team that posted a season-high eight-game losing streak before finishing with its worst record in franchise history (17-65).

Walton had plenty to feel frustrated about well before those results became official. After knocking Lakers forward Julius Randle to the ground on a drive, Kings center DeMarcus Cousins sent Randle tumbling again after locking him up on the next possession as the Lakers led 17-14 with 4:14 left in the first quarter.

Instead of calling a foul on Cousins, officials handed a technical to Randle. Walton stormed to midcourt and shouted several expletives toward officials, a gesture that quickly sparked two technical fouls. Lakers third-year guard Jordan Clarkson and rookie forward Brandon Ingram restrained Walton from crossing midcourt. Walton then took off his suit jacket as he left the court. With previous head-coaching experience with the Denver Nuggets, Lakers associate coach Brian Shaw took over head-coaching duties for the rest of the night.

The Lakers initially fed off those emotions in a good way. Despite still facing minute restrictions in his second game since returning from a left knee injury, D’Angelo Russell had 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting and four assists in 20 minutes. In his second game since his return from a right leg injury, Nick Young added eight points in the first quarter. Luol Deng posted 16 points in what marked his second consecutive game he shot above 50 percent from the field.

But after the Lakers held a 58-49 halftime lead over the Kings, Sacramento (9-13) rectified its loss last month to the Lakers. Sacramento opened the third quarter with eight unanswered points. Cousins scored 16 of his 31 points during that time. The Kings eventually outscored the Lakers 39-13 in the third quarter. Meanwhile, Young shot only 3 of 10 from the field and missed his last five shots. Clarkson and Lou Williams combined for 29 points, albeit on 7-of-23 shooting.

The frustration mounted elsewhere.

Russell picked up a technical foul amid frustration an official did not punish the Kings with a kickball that led to a turnover. Cousins and Shaw both picked up technical fouls with 1:20 left in the third quarter. Had Shaw become the Lakers’ second head-coach to get an ejection in the same game, assistant Jesse Murmuys would have become the man in charge.

That did not happen, but the whistles still shrieked. With 6:38 left in the fourth quarter, officials gave Lou Williams a technical foul after knocking Cousins in the face while retrieving a loose ball. Yet, the replays showed Williams was merely chasing the ball and did not see Cousins from behind.

Soon enough the game ended, leaving the Lakers both frustrated with the calls and the persistent losing.

Mark Medina has been the Lakers beat writer for the Los Angeles Daily News since 2012. He also works as a Lakers insider for AM570 and is heard on national radio outlets, including The Dan Patrick Show, The Herd with Colin Cowherd, The Chris Mannix Show, Fox Sports Radio, CBS Sports Radio, Yahoo! Sports Radio and SB Nation Radio. Medina also appears frequently on Spectrum SportsNet and NBC4's "Going Roggin."